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35 Europe’s last Utopia

Everybody knows that Santa Claus lives somewhere near the North Pole where a carpet of snow covers the mountains and the amazing Northern Lights shine brightly in the Arctic night. It has generally been assumed that he settled there because of all that snow for his reindeer and sleigh, but the real reason he put his roots down on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, Europe's last wilderness, must surely be that he simply loved the beauty and solitude of this last Utopia, Santa Claus Land. Sandwiched between Norwegian Lapland and the former USSR, Finnish Lapland lies almost entirely above the Arctic Circle in Northern Finland. The capital is the winter-sport center of Rovaniemi. It's a modern town in the middle of nowhere. Concorde used to land there and many daily Finnair flights arrive from all over Finland.

1. Finnish Lapland

A) has a modern airport in the capital, Rovaniemi B) is smaller than Norwegian Lapland
C) is the only remaining wilderness in Europe D) gets most of its revenue from winter sports

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2. Finnish Lapland is an area

1. 
   which was once part of the USSR
   

3. 
   also known as Utopia
   

2. 
   completely within the Arctic Circle
   
   4. 
      close to the North Pole
      

3. The writer claims that

1. 
   Santa Claus settled in Finnish Lapland because of the peace and quiet
   
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   it's because of its location that Finnish Lapland is so popular
   
3. 
   the greatest attraction in Finnish Lapland is the Northern Lights
   
4. 
   trying to find wilderness is like trying to find Utopia
   

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